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Site Selection When Participation is Voluntary: Improving the External Validity of Randomized Trials
Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) in education are typically conducted in districts and schools that were not selected to represent broader populations of policy interest (e.g., all schools nationwide that could have implemented the education intervention). As a result, findings from these studies may not generalize to these populations. In this project, the research team developed products to help education researchers decide whether to use random or balanced sampling in selecting sites f...
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R305D190020
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Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study
This contract is supporting new data collection to examine the preschool and early elementary school experiences of a nationally representative sample of children with disabilities and the outcomes they achieve. It focuses on children's preschool environments and experiences, their transition to kindergarten, their kindergarten and early elementary education experiences, and their academic and adaptive skills (including academic achievement, social development, and participation in the class...
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ED04CO0059
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Evaluating the 2022-2027 Cycle of the Regional Educational Laboratories
REL
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Regional Educational Laboratories
Contract number:
91990024Q0058
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Study of the Impact of English Learner Classification and Reclassification Policies
Entry into and exit from English learner (EL) status are high-stakes decisions with implications for academic equity in the U.S. EL status governs the instructional settings, language supports, and educational opportunities available to students. Since former ELs are no longer entitled to language supports, exiting EL status too soon can leave these students linguistically unprepared for success in general education settings. However, maintaining EL status for too long can compromise students'
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91990021D0004/91990021F0387, 91990021D0004/91990022F0057
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Study of Strategies to Address Unfinished Learning in Math
The coronavirus pandemic led to substantial unfinished learning in math and an important debate about how best to address it. Traditionally, policymakers and educators have advocated a "broad foundation skill building" approach, which systematically reteaches all below-grade content where there are knowledge gaps. "Just-in-time skill building" has received attention more recently, including in the U.S. Department of Education's <a href="https://www2.ed.gov/documents/coronavirus/reopening-2.pdf
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Contract number:
91990021D0001
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Evaluation of Title I State Assessment Pilots That Provide Flexibility Under the Every Student Succeeds Act
State testing has long been a cornerstone of federal education policy, but interest in reforming these assessments has been growing. Academic assessments can ideally serve multiple purposes: diagnosing what students know in order to tailor instruction, assessing school performance for accountability, and monitoring both students and schools for improvement. To encourage the development of novel assessments that better serve all of these purposes, Congress created the Innovative Assessment and
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Contract number:
91990019C0059
report
Evaluation Report
National Evaluation of the State Deaf-Blind Projects
Children and youth with deafblindness represent the quintessence of the populations that gave rise to special education: they are an extremely low incidence population, challenged as learners, and difficult to instruct under traditional conditions (National Council on Disability, 2000; Noel, Burke, & Valdividieso, 1985; U.S. Department of Education, 2016). The key feature of deafblindness is the combination of two sensory losses, limiting an individual’s access to both auditory and visual info
Jan 01, 2018
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Study of Title II, Part A Use of Funds
Under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), Title II, Part A provides grants to states and subgrants to local education agencies. The grants are a primary source of federal funding to improve the quality and effectiveness of teachers, principals, and other school leaders. A broad range of activities is permissible at both the state and district level under this program. The funding is also intended to provide low-income and minority students greater access to effective teachers, principals, a
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Contract number:
EDESE15A00160002
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act (SOAR) Program
The April 2011 Scholarships and Opportunities for Results (SOAR) Act provided for a five-year continuation of a school choice program for low-income residents of Washington, DC. The program, still titled the Opportunity Scholarship Program or OSP, now provides annual scholarships of about $8,000 for grades K–8 or $12,000 for grades 9–12 to enable low-income students to attend private schools in the District of Columbia in lieu of the public schools already available to them.The pre
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Contract number:
ED-IES-12-C-0018
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Study of Teacher Preparation Experiences and Early Teacher Effectiveness
Title II, Part A, the Improving Teacher Quality State Formula Grants program, is the primary federal funding under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act to improve teacher quality. Research has shown that, on average, novice teachers are less effective in improving student achievement than their more experienced peers. This is particularly an issue given that new teachers tend to be concentrated in high-poverty schools with lower-performing students. Little research exists, however, to in
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Contract number:
ED-IES-11-C-0072
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Implementation of Title I/II-A Program Initiatives
Promoting equal access to high-quality schooling is a central goal of federal education policy. The Title I and Title II-A programs of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) further this goal by providing funds meant to help schools and districts better serve low-income students and improve teacher and principal quality. Some aspects of these two core programs, accounting for three-quarters of ESEA funding, shifted as a result of the law's latest update as the Every Student Succeeds
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ED-IES-11-C-0063, 91990022F0051
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Charting the Progress of Education Reform: An Evaluation of the Recovery Act's Role
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provided an unprecedented $100 billion of funding for the U.S. Department of Education. While the initial goal of this money was to deliver emergency education funding, ARRA was also used as an opportunity to spur innovation and reform at different levels of the education system. In turn, ARRA provided a unique opportunity to foster school improvements and to learn from reform efforts. The purpose of this study was to describe the recipients of
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Contract number:
ED-IES-10-C-0042
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National Evaluation of the IDEA Technical Assistance and Dissemination Program
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA) is the most recent authorization of a law passed in 1975 to promote a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities. Funded at $12.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2010, IDEA supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers, special education services for children ages 3 through 21, and early intervening services for students not in special education but in need of academic or behavioral support.
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Contract number:
ED-04-CO-0059/0032
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Evaluation of the Regional Educational Laboratories
The Regional Educational Laboratories (RELs) are a networked system of 10 organizations that serve the educational needs of ten designated regions across the United States. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is authorized by the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) to award contracts to 10 RELs to support applied research, development, wide dissemination, and technical assistance activities. The REL program is administered by the Knowledge Utilization Division of the National Center for Edu
Federal funding program:
Regional Educational Laboratories
Contract number:
ED-04-CO-0059/0031
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IDEA National Assessment Implementation Study
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) is the most recent authorization of a law passed in 1975 to promote a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities. Funded at $12.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2010, IDEA supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers, special education services for children ages 3 through 21, and early intervening services for students not in special education but in need of academic or behavioral sup
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Contract number:
ED-04-CO-0015/0009
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Evaluation of the IDEA Personnel Development Program
The Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 (IDEA 2004) is the most recent authorization of a law passed in 1975 to promote a free appropriate public education for children with disabilities. Funded at $12.6 billion in Fiscal Year 2012, IDEA supports early intervention services for infants and toddlers, special education services for children ages 3 through 21, and early intervening services for students not in special education but in need of academic or behavioral sup
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Contract number:
ED-04-CO-0059/0022
report
Evaluation Report
Evaluation of the DC Opportunity Scholarship Program: First Year Report on Participation
The District of Columbia School Choice Incentive Act of 2003 was passed by Congress in January 2004. The Act provided funds for District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) improvement activities and charter school facility acquisitions.
Apr 01, 2005
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Impact Evaluation of the DC Choice Program
In 2004, Congress established the first federally-funded private school voucher program, with annual funding of about $14 million. The program provided scholarships of up to $7,500 for low-income residents of the District of Columbia to send their children to participating local private schools, with students from "schools in need of improvement" under the Elementary and Secondary School Act receiving the highest priority for admission. This study is in response to the law mandating that the U
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Contract number:
ED-04-CO-0126
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Reading First Impact Study
The No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) of 2001 created the Reading First program to help ensure that all students can read at or above grade level by the end of third grade. The program was funded at $393 million in Fiscal Year 2008 and targeted low-income, low-performing schools. This evaluation was conducted in response to Reading First's legislation requiring that the U.S. Department of Education contract with an independent organization for a "rigorous, scientifically valid, and quantitative"
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Contract number:
ED-01-CO-0093/0004
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Even Start Classroom Literacy Interventions and Outcomes (CLIO) Study
The Even Start Family Literacy program was first enacted in 1988 as Part B of Chapter 1 of Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (ESEA). Even Start supported integrated family literacy services to help break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and illiteracy. Even Start's funding ($66.5 million in Fiscal Year 2008) served those families identified as the most in need of family literacy services in their community.Two previous experimental studies of Even Start showed
Federal funding program:
Contract number:
ED-01-CO-0120
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